lavation vs soaking

lavation and soaking both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lavation	Yes	No	No	No
soaking	Yes	No	No	Yes

As nouns, soaking is a hyponym of lavation; that is, soaking is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than lavation:

Other hyponyms of lavation include bathing, washup, ablution, dishwashing, washup, washing-up, window-washing, rinse, soak, laundering.

lavation (noun)	soaking (noun)
the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)	washing something by allowing it to soak
	the act of making something completely wet
	the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid)

lavation (adverb)	soaking (adverb)
	extremely wet